Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.81 (2026)

Oil and gas assignment; security for indebtedness.

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OIL AND GAS ASSIGNMENTS

Act 66 of 1956

565.81 Oil and gas assignment; security for indebtedness.

Sec. 1.

Hereafter, in or in connection with any existing or future mortgage or deed of trust, it shall be lawful to assign in the mortgage or in a separate written instrument or instruments signed, sealed, acknowledged and proved in the same manner as deeds, all or any part of the oil and gas located in, on or under oil and gas properties, and all or any part of the rents and profits from oil and gas properties, and the income from the sale of oil and gas produced or to be produced from oil and gas properties, to the mortgagee or trustee named in the mortgage or deed of trust as security for the indebtedness secured by the mortgage or deed of trust.

History: 1956, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2016–2023 · leading case: White v. Riness (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2022).

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White v. Riness (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2022). · cites it 3× “MCL 565.81 Plaintiff argues that MCL 565.”

White v. Riness (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2023). · cites it 3× “MCL 565.81 Plaintiff argues that MCL 565.”

Sturgis Bldg. LLC v. Kirsch Indus. Park LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “As additional security for the Obligations and performance of the covenants and agreements set forth in this Mortgage, pursuant to MCL 565.81 et seq. and MCL 554.231 et seq.”

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